They’re both metals right?
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Because “metal” isn’t the deciding factor of being a permanent magnet.
The real deciding factor is being able to align all the tiny magnets that are the atoms.
Every atom is a little bit magnetic, but for the most part, all those magnetic fields are in random directions. Except in iron, cobalt, and nickel (and others, but those are the most well known)
For those, there are some processes that align all those magnets together. And just like sticking two full sized magnets together, doing that adds their strength.
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